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Scott Woodward should have never fired Will Wade.

Posted on 11/17/23 at 8:50 am
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
125438 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 8:50 am
Firing Will Wade was the self imposed men's basketball program death penalty. LSU athletics should have just dealt with the consequences of keeping Will Wade. LSU would have been in a good contract position to retain Will Wade and Woody could have put some good incentives and goals in the contract to potentially satisfy his NCAA buddies.

It was not only a very poor decision by Scott Woodward to fire Will Wade from a basketball perspective but from a business perspective the decision is looking a lot worse. Now LSU is stuck with a big contract with a new coach who can't win because of substandard coaching and substandard recruiting and these inadequacies result in a basketball team that cannot generate enough excitement in the PMAC beyond an Evangelical church service. Which translates into very poor revenue.

Woody should have never fired Will Wade. Just a terrible decision and two years in the row we are reminded of this debacle of a decision.

The reminder won't end until this program starts winning at least a little bit.

But no. Woody had to get his guy in place.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
281616 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 8:52 am to
Posted by dek81572
Bossier City
Member since Apr 2012
990 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 8:54 am to
Sounds like you've never been to an Evangelical Church Service.
Posted by Pnels08
Member since Jul 2014
9193 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 8:56 am to
Firing Wade was one decision, and while I'd have like to keep him its whatever.


Hiring McMahon was a completely different decision, it felt like Scott didn't even interview anyone else just hired the most popular name from the Mid majors.
Posted by beauchristopher
new orleans
Member since Jan 2008
67794 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:00 am to
He went with probably one of the most squeaky clean coaches you could find.
Posted by DhanTigers212
Member since Dec 2014
8746 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:04 am to
College basketball may be one of the dirtiest sports of all time. To win in this league you have to have a coach like Wade. I'm not saying we need to hire Wade back but he had the right idea. We need someone with that same mindset. LSU will never win with a coach like McMahon.
This post was edited on 11/17/23 at 9:05 am
Posted by Superfluous Tiger
Houston
Member since Nov 2021
688 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:05 am to
In before, “But muh burner fone!!”…says all the local experts on how to defeat FBI surveillance.
Posted by mcmaniacinsaneasylum
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2023
2035 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:05 am to
I agree.

McMahon was definitely a public image hire. Tate (and by extension Woody) care a lot about the public image of the school. They hired McMonotone because of him being clean cut and level-headed. Wanted zero risks with the NCAA breathing down our neck in football and basketball. Same thing with the Kelly hire- these CEO clean cut archetypes of coaches were a complete 180 from the hotheaded, rough cut Orgeron and Wade.

Still think we should have kept Wade though. Losing is just as embarrassing (if not way more) than having a hothead coach.
Posted by tigerbacon
Arkansas
Member since Aug 2010
3847 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:06 am to
he fired wade to save football. we were died to rights with football and it was the deal. but now lets resign wade
Posted by Beau2000
Member since Oct 2019
38 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:08 am to
LSU will never be a men’s basketball school, we might have a miracle run one year, but we definitely deserve better that’s the product on the court right now. We’re the laughing stock of the SEC.
Posted by White Tiger
Dallas
Member since Jul 2007
12830 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:13 am to
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Tate (and by extension Woody) care a lot about the public image of the school.


This is a hoot. So long as LA is full of the shiftless, indolent welfare parasites and corrupt local and state employees, its "public image" will remain what it is-a mob of self-seeking atavists many of who struggle to utter a grammatical sentence.

Posted by mcmaniacinsaneasylum
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2023
2035 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:16 am to
quote:

its "public image" will remain what it is-a mob of self-seeking atavists many of who struggle to utter a grammatical sentence.


I agree with you.

Doesn't change the fact Tate is obsessed with painting us in a positive light though.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
125438 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:19 am to
quote:

LSU will never be a men’s basketball school,


This is sad because being relevant in basketball is so much fun for the students and fans. I was at LSU during the Derrick Taylor through Chris Jackson and beginning of the Shaq days and camped out 2 days prior with friends on rotating shifts just to get student tickets to games. That's how relevant basketball was during the late '80s early '90s. I want that back.
This post was edited on 11/17/23 at 9:22 am
Posted by covtgr
Covington
Member since Aug 2004
1078 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:21 am to
Other than a serious blow to Scott Woodward's ego, what is the reasoning for not admitting a mistake and bringing Will Wade back in 2024? "In light of official findings by the NCAA, once the truth was separated from hype and fiction, we determined that terminating Will Wade was excessive punishment. We welcome Coach Wade back to LSU. Boot Up."

Not sure if Wade would go for it, but for enough money I'd hope he would. The program would be back in the NCAA tournament in short order.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
125438 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:23 am to
quote:

Other than a serious blow to Scott Woodward's ego, what is the reasoning for not admitting a mistake and bringing Will Wade back in 2024? "In light of official findings by the NCAA, once the truth was separated from hype and fiction, we determined that terminating Will Wade was excessive punishment. We welcome Coach Wade back to LSU. Boot Up."

Not sure if Wade would go for it, but for enough money I'd hope he would. The program would be back in the NCAA tournament in short order.




I can't see that happening but I'm not opposed to the idea. The initial excitement would be pretty high.
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
6620 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:41 am to
Move on. What's done is done. Beating a dead horse isn't going to bring MBB back.
Posted by paulb52
Member since Dec 2019
4818 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 10:27 am to
Yeah, need a smart cheater to win in college basketball.
This post was edited on 11/17/23 at 10:28 am
Posted by BallChamp00
Member since May 2015
6572 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 10:30 am to
quote:

Other than a serious blow to Scott Woodward's ego, what is the reasoning for not admitting a mistake and bringing Will Wade back in 2024?


He lied to the AD and the President. You don’t bring back someone you do not trust.
Posted by jmon
Loisiana
Member since Oct 2010
8853 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 10:33 am to
Refreshing topic, never discussed.

Posted by ellessuuuu
Member since Sep 2004
8571 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 10:35 am to
quote:

He lied to the AD and the President. You don’t bring back someone you do not trust.


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